By Jon Donnis
This August, LEGEND is set to transform Saturday nights into a thrilling escapade of action, adventure, and mystery. The channel is premiering a line-up of action-packed films featuring Hollywood heavyweights, alongside the beloved anthology series, The Twilight Zone. Here's a sneak peek into the exciting premieres you can look forward to each Saturday this month.
Details in transmission order:
From Saturday 3 August @ 20:30 – THE TWILIGHT ZONE Season 3 (1961). *Channel Premiere
Residing in the world of fantasy and science fiction, The Twilight Zone has become the role model for TV anthologies, brilliantly exploring the foibles of humanity in metaphoric ways unseen in conventional drama.Casts have included Redford, William Shatner, Burt Reynolds, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, Carol Burnett, James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin and Peter Falk The series were nominated for seven Emmy Awards and four Hugos and won three of each.
Saturday 3 August @ 21:00 – BUSHWICK (2017) *Channel Premiere
Lucy (Brittany Snow) discovers her neighborhood, Bushwick, is under attack by black-clad military soldiers. When she is attacked, ex-Marine Stupe (Dave Bautista) intervenes, and the two are thrown together. As America declares war on itself, Lucy and Snow must fight to make it out of Bushwick alive.
Saturday 10 August @ 21:00 – ARMED RESPONSE (2018) *Channel Premiere
When a team of highly trained operatives find the bloody corpses of a missing team in an isolated military compound, they begin investigating, but find themselves trapped inside. Soon encountering a strange supernatural phenomenon, it becomes clear that the compound itself is a sentient entity, harbouring deadly secrets of its own. Starring Blade's Wesley Snipes.
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Saturday 17 August @ 22:50 – NIGHT HUNTER (2018) *Channel Premiere
On the hunt for an elusive serial rapist and murderer, battle-hardened cop Marshall (Henry Cavill) meets vigilante duo Cooper (Ben Kingsley) and Lara (Eliana Jones) as they trap online predators. But when Lara is kidnapped, the hunt for the perpetrator leads to deeper mysteries.
Saturday 24 August @ 21.00 – EDGE OF THE WORLD (2021) *Channel premiere
Starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Sir James Brook, the English adventurer who fought pirates and slavery to rule a kingdom in the jungles of Borneo in 1840. As he embarks on a lifelong crusade to end head-hunting, he is framed for murder and piracy charges. Also stars Dominic Monoghan.
TV: Sky 148 / Virgin 149 / Freeview 41 / Freesat 137
